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EPISODE · Dec 14, 2025 · 13 MIN

I Underestimated the Power of My Sobriety: The 100 Women Project EP 59

from The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time · host Chelsea Powell

For years, sobriety has been part of my life, but I underestimated the power it had not only in my own healing, but in my work, my leadership, and the women I was meant to serve.In this episode, I share why I’m finally naming sobriety as a core pillar of my work, how stigma and assumptions kept me from fully leading with this story, and why I created the 100 Women Project, a mission to support 100 women in building alcohol-free, nervous-system-rooted lives they genuinely love.This conversation is for high-functioning women who don’t resonate with rock-bottom narratives, but know their relationship with alcohol isn’t neutral anymore. For women stuck in stop-start cycles, feeling scattered, overwhelmed, or quietly disconnected from themselves.I talk about why word of mouth is so hard in sobriety, how shame keeps women silent, and how real change often begins when one woman speaks the truth another hasn’t been able to say yet.If you’ve ever wondered whether alcohol is costing you more than you realized… If you’re craving steadiness, clarity, and self-trust…This episode is for you.Ways to continue the work:🔁 Ongoing support: The Deliberate Practice — a steady rhythm of nervous system regulation, breathwork, and integration.🧭 Personalized clarity: The Personal Power Map — a personalized nervous system and identity audit with a video walkthrough.Explore everything at thedeliberateone.com Connect on Instagram @thedeliberateoneIf this episode supported you, you can buy me a coffee here

For years, sobriety has been part of my life, but I underestimated the power it had not only in my own healing, but in my work, my leadership, and the women I was meant to serve. In this episode, I share why I’m finally naming sobriety as a core pillar of my work, how stigma and assumptions kept me from fully leading with this story, and why I created the 100 Women Project, a mission to support 100 women in building alcohol-free, nervous-system-rooted lives they genuinely love. This conv...

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For years, sobriety has been part of my life, but I underestimated the power it had not only in my own healing, but in my work, my leadership, and the women I was meant to serve.In this episode, I share why I’m finally naming sobriety as a core...

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